VPN

At this point, you should already have your Main Office SonicWall configured for the VPN by following Part 1 of this guide. Now, we will configure the Remote Office SonicWall:

Remote Office:

After logging into the web interface of the SonicWall at the Remote Office, Click on the Wzards button in the top right corner:

Select "VPN Wizard" from the list and click Next:

Select "Site-to-Site", and click next:

Give the Policy a name. It can be anything, just make it something descriptive. Enter the exact same Preshared Key you entered on the Main Office SonicWall. For the Remote Peer IP Address, enter the static IP of the remote site. You may also enter a domain name (main.mydomainname.com):

This tutorial is aimed at beginners who need guidance on configuring a site-to-site VPN using 2 SonicWalls. There are many more advanced features and security settings available, but this guide will show you step-by-step how to configure a working site-to-site VPN using 2 SonicWalls, both with static IP's and SonicOS Enhanced.

In this example, we have 2 sites. We'll call them Main & Remote. Main being your Main Office, and remote being your Remote Office. The Main Office has a LAN subnet of 172.31.0.0/24, and a static public IP of 9.9.9.1. The Remote Office has a LAN subnet of 10.0.0.0/24 and a static public IP of 9.9.9.2. This tutorial will make use of the built in SonicWall VPN Wizard to configure the site-to-site VPN. Follow these configuration steps:

Main Office:

After logging into the web interface of the SonicWall at the Main Office, click on the Wizards button in the top right corner: